Foxx Head

More work this week on the new JF&TM album with Foxxy. Things are coming to a head

(Sketch by JF)

Piano Foxxy

Had a great session with John Foxx again last week. The album is coming on very nicely. Here is Foxxy in some down time

Foxx Speak

And a cool John Foxx interview over on Rockult.ru here

..Archived in english below..

Memetune Album Roundup

Its been such a busy and productive year so far here at Meme-central. Here is a roundup (in chronological order) of album releases that have been co-written-and-or-produced by me here at the Memetune Analog/Digital Music Complex so far this year. And the best news is you can buy them ALL on real plastic things that spin round at 33 RPM

First Up - John Foxx & The Maths - The Machine

This is the album of the soundtrack we made for the stage play version of the E.M.Forster book The Machine Stops. 'Dystopian sci-fi lullabies; icy, minimalist sound paintings; dreamy, woozy, sparkly beauty. (Uncut magazine). 'Glacial compositions suggesting the impressionist side of debut solo album, Metamatic' Mojo magazine. Reviews and interviews here and here. Get it here



Fader - First Light

Next - new project! FADER is my collaboration with Neil Arthur and First Light is our debut album, which came out on 23rd June this year. Reviews here and here and here. Buy it here



Lone Taxidermist - Trifle

Another debut album out this time on our very own Memetune label, this is the long awaited LP by Natalie Sharp, Phil Winter and Will Kwerk. Recorded at memetune over various years and in various settings (we started it in the Hoxton studio, finished recording it when the studio was in limbo in my front room, and mixed it in the new studio). ITS ALBUM OF THE MONTH RIGHT NOW OVER ON THE QUIETUS! Reviews here and here and you can buy it here and here



I Speak Machine - Zombies 1985

This is my collaboration with Tara Busch under her project name I Speak Machine, which is a vehicle for her and Maf Lewis to make short films and electronic soundtracks. If you recall I mixed their previous album The Silence, see here. The Zombies album started out as simply the soundtrack to the short film Maf made, but it evolved like a crazed demonic squirming monster into a fully fledged album with new songs and ideas based on the sound of 1985. Every instrument and sound effect was period correct! Reviews and interviews here and here and Taras blog post on the album is here. Buy it here



Blancmange - Unfurnished Rooms

Its been a total honour to be working with Neil Arthur again, this time on the new Blancmange album - "WHAT!?!? THATS AMAZING!!!" "YES I KNOW!!!!" and whats more its also getting fantastic reviews - AND ITS ALSO ALBUM OF THE MONTH in a different magazine (Classic Pop mag). Reviews and interviews here and here

Good Company

Speaking of John Foxx, here is a list of his favourite ambient albums - and it features ME! Thanks John!!


Click below for the full text

Oscar Men

Ooh look here are some vintage Oscar owners. Via Chris Paynter

Technologically Speaking No.2

John Foxx, on his new collaboration with Steve D'Agostino called Evidence of Time Travel (which I love BTW)

jf int by Zack Dagoba

Quiet Men

I was watching Sherlock the other day and noticed a brief reference to John Foxx's Quiet Man, see the pictures below. This took me by surprise as it seemed such a blatant reference. I told Lyn about it and that John had worked with Mark Gatiss a while ago, and look what Lyn just sent me, a picture of my jogging outfit!

A New Kind Of Map

Via birdsong on the metamatic forum

Foxx Box

John Foxx has another new EP out this time in collaboration with the marvellous Ghost Box people. You can hear bits here. Also he is interviewed in Mojo this month. He speaks of the above release, but also about our new projects and stuff, go on have a read, its here

Mysterious Sounds

There were some mysterious sounds emanating from the studio last week...

Tied Up

Back in the studio today with Foxxy, and Hannah came in and gave me my tie that she crochêd for me when we were on the tour bus last May. Modelled by JF and I. Thanks Han!

John & Jori

Johns been busy as usual! Heres a new single from an EP with Jori Hulkkonen. Nice video...

Artrock TV

Heres a couple of interviews conducted by ArtRocker Magazine

Sirens

Gazelle Twin - Never Let Me Go from KARBORN on Vimeo.

Les Foxx

Its really great playing in classy venues. The dressing room at the Birmingham Symphony Hall had a nice piano in it:

Underpass Pass

We've been mixing a lot this week, heres Underpass through the MCI with me adding plate reverb to the choruses:

Stray Gene

Theres a great new interview with Foxxy over on The Electricity Club. As usual he's being daft as a brush and utterly sensible, all at the same time